Authorities say a man led deputies on a chase from Christian County to Branson with 6 pounds of meth in his vehicle.

Andrew Trammell, 45, was charged last week in federal court with possessing large amounts of meth with intent to distribute.

According to a criminal complaint in the case, a Christian County deputy tried to stop Trammell for a traffic violation on Thursday night on U.S. Highway 65 south of Ozark. But Trammell failed to yield, and authorities pursued Trammell south on the highway toward Branson.

Once Trammell got into Branson, court documents say law enforcement used a tire deflation device that caused Trammell to crash his Dodge Durango and flee on foot.

Andrew Trammell(Photo: Greene County Jail)

Authorities quickly caught up to Trammell on foot and took him into custody.

The complaint says law enforcement then searched Trammell's vehicle, where they found vacuum-sealed bags of meth that weighed about 6 pounds and a "large quantity" of cash.

Trammell, whose home address is in St. Joseph, is being held in the Greene County Jail. His attorney did not immediately respond to a phone call seeking comment for this report.

Court documents say that the federal charge of possessing large amounts of meth with intent to distribute normally carries a 10-year minimum sentence, but it might be 15 years in Trammell's case based on his prior offenses.